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At least that is the impression I have gained on further reflection. I ponder that kindness can be shown between those of strength and authority where respect is understood such as between two male business partners who know one anothers' strengths and rely upon one another, but in today's society, this is rare. There are so few "men" (those males worthy of respect by their virtues).

I have been contemplating a conversation I once again had with my mentor in an organization. He says that when I am in a role of authority, I should tell people to do things instead of asking them.

Thinking on this lead me to consider that I generally prefer asking politely because to me it has always showed respect between individuals. This also lead to the question of if I see those in subordinate roles as worthy of respect. The problem is: kindness is equated to deference and submission.

@Mondobizarrro If you only par-boil your pasta and then bake it in its sauce, it will absorb the flavor more effectively. Keep up the good cooking!

@Autumn Beautiful! I saw a Rose-breasted Grosbeak the other day myself.

@Justicar @Tfmonkey Yes to the above.

@Furgar "Money given value by your labour"
>>> Labor Theory of Value.

@Furgar #2 is partially correct in that the bank never "gives you" the money. The funds are transferred to the seller of the property for which you have acquired a mortgage. They don't pass on "an IOU or bad debt" (there is no definition of bad debt mentioned here) to you to someone else any more than when you pay via cheque for an electric bill. You don't repay the loan with "REAL money" any more than they pay the former owner of the property.

@Furgar That is incorrect. When you deposit cash into a bank, you are parting with a money substitute, and that claim is then classed as a deposit subject to cheque on the bank's books. While they loan funds out to entities, to say that banks "gamble on international markets" is disingenuous because you wouldn't say that you loaning a friend $20 is "gambling on the local market", especially considering the bank has more legal recourse to take you to court if you don't pay them than you do.

Beyond the fact that the plot of the Horus Heresy series requires a certain ending to facilitate the context for Warhammer 40K, I don't understand why it was so difficult to see the demons as merely xenos of the Warp. Was there not one person who counseled this idea instead of merely saying "Demons don't exist!" Again we have a problem with definition which would be solved if people just asked "What do you mean by ____?" In a world of psychers and the Warp, the Imperial Truth is valid.

@Autumn I appreciate this post. That is indeed how doors work!

@VD15 I remember those days.

@RegalBeagle @UncleIroh There's a joke in there about them "making you their bitch", I'm sure.

@VeganMGTOW @DicusMaximus Incorrect.

@DicusMaximus lol

@Mommy I feel like this is the start of many a hentai...

@SuperDicq @susie Western governments the world-over are afraid of population decline, yes.

Fertility rates have been declining for years, and no financial incentives have ever brought the fertility rate above 2.

@susie @SuperDicq Why not just not pay anyone to have babies?

@Furgar I'm glad you're posting this. I have posted it many times as well.

@Zeb @Stahesh @UncleIroh @Tfmonkey @VooDooMedic

BDSM relationships if they were allowed to work according to their contracts could be a means to having a working marriage in the west, but because judges can legislate from the bench with impunity and the "primary aggressor" is arrested on the spot during a domestic violence call, it still is not a good idea.